Antony Gormley quotes

Antony Gormley is a British artist renowned for his distinctive sculptures exploring the human form and its relationship to space. His most famous works include the monumental "Angel of the North" and the installation "Field." He has significantly influenced contemporary sculpture with his innovative use of materials and conceptual approach. Here are 13 of his quotes:

Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job.

Antony Gormley

Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed up with other illustrative duties, but that was still its central function that has been liberated in the art called modern.

Antony Gormley

I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen.

Antony Gormley

I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic.

Antony Gormley

It is a depressing business talking to journalist.

Antony Gormley

I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves.

Antony Gormley

I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we went up to the High Tibetan region. We also went along the Hurunui River on horseback in the South Island of New Zealand.

Antony Gormley

'6 Times' is an attempt to reinvestigate the social responsibility of sculpture. The body in question is a particular body, but it doesn't really matter whose it is.

Antony Gormley

If your work doesn't speak to people, it's beyond comprehension and risible, but if people engage with it, you become tarred with the brush of populism.

Antony Gormley

Public money should be spent on art but through individuals not committees.

Antony Gormley

Making beautiful things for everyday use is a wonderful thing to do - making life flow more easily - but art confronts life, allowing it to stop and perhaps change direction - they are completely different.

Antony Gormley